"Ég er kominn heim"
Single by Óðinn Valdimarsson and K.K. sextettinn
from the album Óðinn
A-side"14 ára"
Released1960 (1960)
StudioRÚV
Length3:15
LabelÍslenzkir tónar
Songwriter(s)Jón Sigurðsson
Producer(s)Jón Sigurðsson
Music video
"Ég er kominn heim" on YouTube

"Ég er kominn heim" is a song performed by the Icelandic singer Óðinn Valdimarsson and the band K.K. sextettinn. The song is originally by Hungarian composer Emmerich Kálmán and the lyrics were written by Jón Sigurðsson.[1] It was released in 1960 on the album Óðinn.[2] The song gained a resurgence after being covered by Björgvin Halldórsson on his 2003 album Íslandslög 6.[3] In 2008, the song was covered by Bubbi Morthens and Björn Jörundur Friðbjörnsson.[4] By the 2010s, the song had become an unofficial song of the Icelandic national teams,[5][6][7] being performed noticeably during the 2015 EuroBasket,[8] the 2016 European Men's Handball Championship,[9] UEFA Euro 2016[10] and the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[11]

References

  1. ↑ Gunnþóra Gunnarsdóttir (16 October 2015). "Pabbi neitaði aldrei giggi". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  2. ↑ Felix Bergsson (15 September 2015). ""Ég er kominn heim" — hinn nýi þjóðsöngur?". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  3. ↑ Guðmundur Magnússon (10 October 2015). "Lagið sem allir eru að syngja". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 18. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  4. ↑ "Bubbi kominn út á Rás 2". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 19 April 2008. p. 66. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  5. ↑ Þorkell Gunnar Sigurbjörnsson (18 January 2016). ""Ég er kominn heim" sungið á táknmáli". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  6. ↑ John Ashdown (18 June 2016). "Iceland 1-1 Hungary: Euro 2016 – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  7. ↑ Þorkell Gunnar Sigurbjörnsson (9 October 2017). "Ég er kominn heim – Stuðningsmenn syngja". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  8. ↑ Nanna Elísa Jakobsdóttir (10 September 2015). "Gæsahúð í þriðja veldi: Íslenskir stuðningsmenn sungu "Ég er kominn heim"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  9. ↑ Stefán Árni Pálsson (16 January 2016). "Mögnuð stund: Strákarnir okkar og íslensku stuðningsmennirnir tóku "Ég er kominn heim"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  10. ↑ "Ég er kominn heim sungið í Nice – myndskeið". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 27 June 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  11. ↑ Birgir Olgeirsson (14 June 2018). ""Ég er kominn heim" verður spilað á klukkur Hallgrímskirkju fyrir fyrsta leik Íslands á HM". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 September 2021.
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